"The citizens are upset with the city's mounting debts," Cactus District resident Linda Hamilton said. "People are out of work and businesses are fleeing the city because of the increase in tax rate.

"Is this what you envision for your grandchildren?" she said. "It's a sweetheart deal for somebody. It's not a sweetheart deal for the citizens of Glendale."

Sahuaro District resident Leon Kenman called the deal an "increased tax burden on residents."

Glendale was expected to adopt a tentative budget Tuesday that closed a $35 million revenue shortfall with layoffs, service cuts and sales-tax increases.

The $579 million spending plan for the new fiscal year begins July 1 and includes the first-year payment of $17 million to Jamison to manage and operate the city-owned Jobing.com Arena. The average annual payout is $15 million over the life of the deal.

The city also will pay $24 million over the course of 20 years for capital improvements.

That didn't sit well with Barrel District resident Karen Mahon. She asked why the city was dedicating the funds for the arena when "the city can't afford our own capital improvements?"

The city's capital improvement budget is tapped, with no new amenities or improvements funded in the new fiscal year. The city's unfinished courthouse and long-planned library were pushed back to 2017.

The council majority backing the deal said Glendale needed to keep the hockey team as an anchor tenant in the arena to draw in foot traffic to retail and restaurants at the Westgate City Center.

Councilwoman Joyce Clark saidJamison has the option within five years to buy the arena at a price that would cover the city's outstanding bond debt on the facility. Glendale also would be relieved of the management fee payment.

Jamison, during a break in Friday's marathon session, said the arena purchase will be "discussed at the appropriate time."

Mayor Elaine Scruggs and Councilman Phil Lieberman cast the dissenting votes. Councilwoman Norma Alvarez was in the hospital, recovering from a weekend accident.

A city-paid consultant said the city would receive more benefits with the Jamison deal than to lose the Coyotes.

Under the deal Jamison pays the city annual rent payment and Glendale continues to receive a ticket surcharge and 15 percent of the naming-rights revenue for the arena.

Mayoral candidates state Rep. Jerry Weiers, R-Glendale, and attorney Walt Opaska and council candidate Diane Douglas voiced their distaste with the deal on Friday. Four of the seven council seats are up for grabs in the August primary.

Weiers said the council was saddling the city with a 20-year debt payment that will still be there long after they've left public office.

"I am a fan of the Coyotes," he said. "I would love to keep them in Glendale, but at what cost?"

Douglas, a Peoria Unified School District board member, demanded more time for the public to study the deal, which was posted four days before the vote.

She also questioned how the city can know the true cost of managing an arena when it has not gone out to bid for it.

"The citizens of Glendale deserve better from their elected officials," she said.

Opaska recommended that the city take the management fee and seek its own arena operator instead of paying Jamison a "subsidy."

Five people spoke in favor of the deal, including Cave Creek resident Darrold Larson.

"If you don't vote for this, this will be a big mistake," Larson said.

Yucca District resident Rick Meyers agreed: "It's time to say we will pay the price to move forward."